Step inside a world where poison reigns: In The Power of Poison, an immersive new exhibition that opens this Saturday, visitors are invited to walk through a diorama of Colombia's Chocó lowland forest, which is filled with poisonous species; explore the variety of fairy tales and legends that feature poison; and visit a theater where a live presenter details a real-world murder-by-poison and the rise of toxicology, the science of detecting poison.

Hear tales of an historical murder-by-poisoning and the rise of forensic detection in The Power of Poison, now open.